1

ah the smell of fresh zed

dangnabbit!

Five?

heh

(running on the board)thunk thunk thunk thunk BOING – jumping in feet first – wheeeeee SPLOOOOSH

It’s Friday

bathroom break, dammit!

Priorities!!

I brought an umbrella. :):)

Suzanne @ 6

(running on the board)thunk thunk thunk thunk BOING – jumping in feet first – wheeeeee SPLOOOOSH

It’s Friday

*is swamped by tidal wave*

Suzanne @ 6

(running on the board)thunk thunk thunk thunk BOING – jumping in feet first – wheeeeee SPLOOOOSH

It’s Friday

Towel, Ma Cheri??? *g*

althespook @ 7

bathroom break, dammit!

Sorry, Alfred, my fault.

Aw, Maaaaan!

Susan Collins’s “tracker” ain’t got nothin’ on the zed-stalkers of pre-late nite FDL!!!

Nice going, Steve-AR

FunnyD

ack, double digits, dayam!

15!

Hi Suzanne! That was… just right for a Friday night!

What kind of cattery is this?!?!

Hahahahahaha

Hi TRex.

Cute post.

A drive-by !..On topic, my ex-cat wouldn’t have screwed around with the glass..he would have pushed it over…he would also attack cops

Now that’s what I call Friday Night Cat Blogging.

If we ever get the chance, let’s set up a national presidential primary lottery. Two states a week for 25 weeks, starting January 14. Pulls are on Monday the week before the Tuesday for the vote. Each such tuesday is a national holiday in that state, with everyone’s salary paid for the day by the feds. Critical workers get an absentee ballot.

Wouldn’t that drive the professional pols nutso? and talk about your grassroots movements! They would be the only way to guarantee a win, because you’d have to have an org in place to even start in something like that. Oh yes, full ban on radio, tv, and print political ads of all types from the day the pick is announced in those two states only up to the voting day. spend all you want prior to and elsewhere.

hee hee hee

Steve-AR @ 20

A drive-by !..On topic, my ex-cat wouldn’t have screwed around with the glass..he would have pushed it over…he would also attack cops

and you know this how? what did the cops do when attacked by your attack trained cat?

Our cats do that all the time. As long as they keep their paws out of the glass, we’re good.

Siamese cat.

Owned one once.

Wnrowwwwwwww.

Suzanne, we Texans have enough rain for now. No need to splash us here!

I got EPUd with this, so here I am again:

Completely off topic, but the weekly Media Matters for America e-mail had some very nice things to say about FDL at the end:

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/…..ly-update/

Thought I’d let you know.

I love cats, especially cats who espouse a cause. Thanks Winston!

TexBetsy @ 26

Suzanne, we Texans have enough rain for now. No need to splash us here!

And when Dean gets here…

Anybody watch Flipped Out on Bravo? The dude has one psychotic kitty. One showed an acupuncture appointment gone awry…ouch.

TexBetsy @ 26

Suzanne, we Texans have enough rain for now. No need to splash us here!

sorry tex, i was aiming for those beltway types in dc.. musta been a crosswind

Suzanne @ 31

TexBetsy @ 26

Suzanne, we Texans have enough rain for now. No need to splash us here!

sorry tex, i was aiming for those beltway types in dc.. musta been a crosswind

Over here in CA would be good…!

do-si-do @ 30

Anybody watch Flipped Out on Bravo? The dude has one psychotic kitty. One showed an acupuncture appointment gone awry…ouch.

The cat got acupunctured?

I happen to think this is far more appropriate for a Friday night.

PB (peanut butter) @ 10

Suzanne @ 6

(running on the board)thunk thunk thunk thunk BOING – jumping in feet first – wheeeeee SPLOOOOSH

It’s Friday

*is swamped by tidal wave*

Speaking of which, Hilo received a 2AM tsunami from Peru’s 8.0 quake, 20″ surge!!!

http://www.hawaiitribune-heral…..ocal02.txt

Loo Hoo. @ 34

I happen to think this is far more appropriate for a Friday night.

Page cannot be found :(

LoudounLib @ 28

I love cats, especially cats who espouse a cause. Thanks Winston!

Yep, just put some money into the kitty!

Very cute vid.
Looks like Winston’s got a squished-face Persiankitty somewhere there in teh woodpile.

Suzanne…know what you mean about paws in the glass! The whole time I was watching, I was thinking how much smarter my cat is. He’s known to do the paw-dip in my tall bedside water glass because it’s too far to his bowl.

FunnyD

CTuttle @ 35

PB (peanut butter) @ 10

*is swamped by tidal wave*

Speaking of which, Hilo received a 2AM tsunami from Peru’s 8.0 quake, 20″ surge!!!

http://www.hawaiitribune-heral…..ocal02.txt

Hawaii’s reached quota by now, surely?

do-si-do @ 37

LoudounLib @ 28

I love cats, especially cats who espouse a cause. Thanks Winston!

Yep, just put some money into the kitty!

;-) dunnit

Speaking of young people joining the blogwar on the rethuglicans:

http://youthinkleft.com/2007/0…..oker-hand/

give a whirl, and see if you can spot the family resemblance…

(MOD NOTE: This link has the dreaded p*ker word it in and will continue to be caught by the filters)

Suzanne @ 31

TexBetsy @ 26

Suzanne, we Texans have enough rain for now. No need to splash us here!

sorry tex, i was aiming for those beltway types in dc.. musta been a crosswind

That crossed the pond in my direction, as well!!! :P

Loo Hoo. @ 34

I happen to think this is far more appropriate for a Friday night.

Well crapola. It was a cat drinking a martini.

Loo Hoo. @ 34

I happen to think this is far more appropriate for a Friday night.

I fixed your link loohoo – it was embedded twice.

dammit suz i screwed up my youthinkleft post, can you free it?

abject humility in advance…

wangdangdoodle @ 33

do-si-do @ 30

Anybody watch Flipped Out on Bravo? The dude has one psychotic kitty. One showed an acupuncture appointment gone awry…ouch.

The cat got acupunctured?

Yes. The owner assured his house assistant (long story) that his cat has been many times before and enjoys it. The owner also requested that the asst have a conversation with “Monkey” on the way to the vet, so that he knew what to expect and why he was in the car. Once at the vet, the cat was hissing like a teapot. It was so awful the asst. cried on the way home.

Suzanne @ 43

Loo Hoo. @ 34

I happen to think this is far more appropriate for a Friday night.

I fixed your link loohoo – it was embedded twice.

That’s a cat with a taste for the finer things in life.

Funnydiva2002 @ 38

Very cute vid.
Looks like Winston’s got a squished-face Persiankitty somewhere there in teh woodpile.

Suzanne…know what you mean about paws in the glass! The whole time I was watching, I was thinking how much smarter my cat is. He’s known to do the paw-dip in my tall bedside water glass because it’s too far to his bowl.

FunnyD

My torty would not drink from a bowl She’d patiently sit on the edge of the sink until I came and turned the faucet on. Mean as hell, too, for a bottle baby.

PB (peanut butter) @ 38

CTuttle @ 35

Speaking of which, Hilo received a 2AM tsunami from Peru’s 8.0 quake, 20″ surge!!!

http://www.hawaiitribune-heral…..ocal02.txt

Hawaii’s reached quota by now, surely?

*snort* picka category! However, the rain is beneficial…!!! ;-)

Oh shit, if you refuse a DWI test in Texas, you can get subjected to:

TA DA !!!

“Blood search warrants.”

Loo Hoo,
I likey very much.
Shaken, stirred or Licked?
(is it too eary to use words like licked?

Thanks, Suzanne. Do you know that I am a virgin with regard to martinis? Never, ever had one.

althespook @ 44

dammit suz i screwed up my youthinkleft post, can you free it?

abject humility in advance…

It is free now, ak, with the following MOD NOTE – refresh and you should see it

(MOD NOTE: This link has the dreaded p*ker word it in and will continue to be caught by the filters)

demi @ 50

Loo Hoo,
I likey very much.
Shaken, stirred or Licked?
(is it too eary to use words like licked?

depends on what’s receiving said lickage.

We have cats that prefer to drink from our glasses. Two of them have figured out that when the fluid level is too far down for them to shove their heads in for a drink, they just stick a front paw in it and then lick the paw, which is where the “no feet!” admonishment
comes from. We are totally pussywhipped in this house.

Winston looks like my cat Vicky. He is a boy cat who we thought was a girl cat and named him Victoria. He became Victor-Victoria a month or two later when we noticed his boy parts. By then we had called him Vicky long enough that that name stuck. We took care of the boy part thing too. He kinda walks like a drag queen, come to think of it. It is all in the shoulders, you know.

Blood search warrants:

http://209.85.165.104/search?q…..bbott2.doc blood search warrants texas&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Suzanne @ 52

althespook @ 44

dammit suz i screwed up my youthinkleft post, can you free it?

abject humility in advance…

It is free now, ak, with the following MOD NOTE – refresh and you should see it

(MOD NOTE: This link has the dreaded p*ker word it in and will continue to be caught by the filters)

tank oo

it will be clear in a minute why it was important…

demi @ 50

Loo Hoo,
I likey very much.
Shaken, stirred or Licked?
(is it too eary to use words like licked?

Too early? Isn’t this Friday, Demi!?

Suzanne @ 23

Steve-AR @ 20

A drive-by !..On topic, my ex-cat wouldn’t have screwed around with the glass..he would have pushed it over…he would also attack cops

and you know this how? what did the cops do when attacked by your attack trained cat?

Police would come to the door to check on activated house alarm. Policeman or Policewoman, “Would you mind if we check the house?” Me,” Sure go right ahead.” A few minutes later, “Could you get your cat?” My wife or I would go up-stairs or to the lower level and sure enough a very large gray striped tabby named “Kitty” would have the officer cornered, waving his paws and screaming with bared teeth. Kitty was the best cat.

do-si-do @ 45

wangdangdoodle @ 33

The cat got acupunctured?

Yes. The owner assured his house assistant (long story) that his cat has been many times before and enjoys it. The owner also requested that the asst have a conversation with “Monkey” on the way to the vet, so that he knew what to expect and why he was in the car. Once at the vet, the cat was hissing like a teapot. It was so awful the asst. cried on the way home.

My vet used to have to put my torty under every time I brought her in, even for annual shots. What is it with torties? Are they just mean by nature?

waves from behind the curtain of a headache.

Marretta @ 54

We have cats that prefer to drink from our glasses. Two of them have figured out that when the fluid level is too far down for them to shove their heads in for a drink, they just stick a front paw in it and then lick the paw, which is where the “no feet!” admonishment
comes from. We are totally pussywhipped in this house.

Winston looks like my cat Vicky. He is a boy cat who we thought was a girl cat and named him Victoria. He became Victor-Victoria a month or two later when we noticed his boy parts. By then we had called him Vicky long enough that that name stuck. We took care of the boy part thing too. He kinda walks like a drag queen, come to think of it. It is all in the shoulders, you know.

I think this tripped my TMI filter…(drag queen cat walking…yep, that did it.)

Steve-AR @ 58

Suzanne @ 23

and you know this how? what did the cops do when attacked by your attack trained cat?

Police would come to the door to check on activated house alarm. Policeman or Policewoman, “Would you mind if we check the house?” Me,” Sure go right ahead.” A few minutes later, “Could you get your cat?” My wife or I would go up-stairs or to the lower level and sure enough a very large gray striped tabby named “Kitty” would have the officer cornered, waving his paws and screaming with bared teeth. Kitty was the best cat.

That is too funny – still chucklin at the mental picture.

Juan Carlos would run right into the path of the police and flop down and look up with those big blue eyes. He has a certain way of catching people in his tractor beam.

demi @ 50

Loo Hoo,
I likey very much.
Shaken, stirred or Licked?
(is it too eary to use words like licked?

Never! Especially if there is cake involved. (I will refrain from pictures in case the kiddos are up late.)

wangdang, my cat is a tortie and she had quite a temper in her younger days. Now at age 12 she’s mellowed out considerably, but she’ll still rage every now and then.

What kind of music does Winston listen to? Have you ever taken him to a CD store?

Bob in HI

Marretta @ 54

We have cats that prefer to drink from our glasses. Two of them have figured out that when the fluid level is too far down for them to shove their heads in for a drink, they just stick a front paw in it and then lick the paw, which is where the “no feet!” admonishment
comes from. We are totally pussywhipped in this house.

Winston looks like my cat Vicky. He is a boy cat who we thought was a girl cat and named him Victoria. He became Victor-Victoria a month or two later when we noticed his boy parts. By then we had called him Vicky long enough that that name stuck. We took care of the boy part thing too. He kinda walks like a drag queen, come to think of it. It is all in the shoulders, you know.

Marretta, that cracked my shit up!

Re: The Video at Hand/Head

Now I finally understand, after all these years, what the heckfire John Fogerty was singin’ about in Keep On Chooglin’.

.

TJ @ 60

waves from behind the curtain of a headache.

waving wery wery kwietly

TJ @ 60

waves from behind the curtain of a headache.

Sorry, TJ. Take care of yourself. If the over the counter meds don’t work, don’t be too tough to see the doc.

TJ @ 60

waves from behind the curtain of a headache.

(waves back from soggy san antonio, cringing before the onslaught of dean…)

cat story

not much

lots of baby bunnies this year in CT

i’ll stop here

cats are good hunters, though

TRex @ 64

Juan Carlos would run right into the path of the police and flop down and look up with those big blue eyes. He has a certain way of catching people in his tractor beam.

Oh yes, the blue-eyed tractor beam. Was it a cat trap? Just reach for my soft, furry underbelly and POW! Gotcha with all 4 paws and 18 claws…suckah!

FunnyD

TRex @ 63

Juan Carlos would run right into the path of the police and flop down and look up with those big blue eyes. He has a certain way of catching people in his tractor beam.

Like Puss’N Boots from Shrek? Here

My vet used to have to put my torty under every time I brought her in, even for annual shots. What is it with torties? Are they just mean by nature?

I’ve never managed to bond with one.

I don’t get along so well with cow-cats either. The ones with the yellowy-green eyes.

Ginger tabbies, gray tabbies, all-blacks, siamese, persians, himalayans, rag dolls, maine coons, all the rest I get along with, just not the cow-cats and torties.

My favorites will always be Siamese and all-blacks (which are believed to be a variation on Siamese recessive genes) though. They’re special.

Bob Schacht @ 66

What kind of music does Winston listen to? Have you ever taken him to a CD store?

Bob in HI

Thanks for the belly laugh Bob, that’s hilarious.

Marretta @ 54

We have cats that prefer to drink from our glasses. Two of them have figured out that when the fluid level is too far down for them to shove their heads in for a drink, they just stick a front paw in it and then lick the paw, which is where the “no feet!” admonishment
comes from. We are totally pussywhipped in this house.

Winston looks like my cat Vicky. He is a boy cat who we thought was a girl cat and named him Victoria. He became Victor-Victoria a month or two later when we noticed his boy parts. By then we had called him Vicky long enough that that name stuck. We took care of the boy part thing too. He kinda walks like a drag queen, come to think of it. It is all in the shoulders, you know.

“More shoulders! Remember, you’re a drag queen!”
– Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria, which we simply must get on DVD soon, Marretta, dahling.

Feel better TJ

wangdangdoodle @ 64

demi @ 50

Loo Hoo,
I likey very much.
Shaken, stirred or Licked?
(is it too eary to use words like licked?

Never! Especially if there is cake involved. (I will refrain from pictures in case the kiddos are up late.)

Oy! That cake was the one in a million. Next thing you know, we’re talking camel…

althespook @ 72

TJ @ 60

waves from behind the curtain of a headache.

(waves back from soggy san antonio, cringing before the onslaught of dean…)

Me too.

Okay, let’s try this again. we all admire a certain young blogger among us who is unflinching in her hatred for the evil of the current rethug administration.

Well, it turns out she’s spreading the word. And training up others in her righteous path.

Please give it a read and see if you spot the family resemblance.

LoudounLib @ 66

wangdang, my cat is a tortie and she had quite a temper in her younger days. Now at age 12 she’s mellowed out considerably, but she’ll still rage every now and then.

Hmmm. My friend’s tortie “Star” lived to be about 20 years old. Was the terror of the neighborhood in her young days and had the notched ears to prove it. By the time I knew her, she was all cranky talk and not much else. And only cuddly because she was skin and bones and wanted to keep warm.

LoudounLib @ 65

wangdang, my cat is a tortie and she had quite a temper in her younger days. Now at age 12 she’s mellowed out considerably, but she’ll still rage every now and then.

I never got to see mine at 12, my ex took her in the divorce just for spite. From her home. To live in a pick up truck. Fucking bastard.

althespook @ 71

TJ @ 60

waves from behind the curtain of a headache.

(waves back from soggy san antonio, cringing before the onslaught of dean…)

oh cripes, you aren’t getting more rain, are you? and how close to the path?

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

Loo Hoo. @ 79

wangdangdoodle @ 64

Never! Especially if there is cake involved. (I will refrain from pictures in case the kiddos are up late.)

Ghod, not the camel toe again. I can’t take it I tell you, I’m only ectoplasm and…ectoplasm….Hmmm.
Oy! That cake was the one in a million. Next thing you know, we’re talking camel…

demi @ 75

TRex @ 63

Juan Carlos would run right into the path of the police and flop down and look up with those big blue eyes. He has a certain way of catching people in his tractor beam.

Like Puss’N Boots from Shrek? Here

Yes, that is the very look.

Loo Hoo. @ 52

Thanks, Suzanne. Do you know that I am a virgin with regard to martinis? Never, ever had one.

Me, too. Until several months ago I went to the monthly martini nite with my friends in Sonoma. They usually have champagne for me. But NOT that night. Sooooooo sick the next morning. Never again.

Toe?
(sorry, i’m bad, couldn’t help it)

Althespook at 62,

Sorry, hope you don’t have nightmares or anything. He really does have a catwalk model, or drag queen kind of strut. Victor-Victoria is one of my all time favorite movies. Robert Preston just steals the whole damn movie, bless him.

Bob Schacht @ 66

What kind of music does Winston listen to? Have you ever taken him to a CD store?

Bob in HI

That is TOO FUNNY! Don’t you havee hurricanes or something going on? All is well I trust, since you’re with us. And CTuttle too, I hope?

wangdangdoodle @ 84

LoudounLib @ 65

wangdang, my cat is a tortie and she had quite a temper in her younger days. Now at age 12 she’s mellowed out considerably, but she’ll still rage every now and then.

I never got to see mine at 12, my ex took her in the divorce just for spite. From her home. To live in a pick up truck. Fucking bastard.

That’s awful, so sorry :-(

Marretta @ 55

We have cats that prefer to drink from our glasses. Two of them have figured out that when the fluid level is too far down for them to shove their heads in for a drink, they just stick a front paw in it and then lick the paw, which is where the “no feet!” admonishment
comes from. We are totally pussywhipped in this house.

Winston looks like my cat Vicky. He is a boy cat who we thought was a girl cat and named him Victoria. He became Victor-Victoria a month or two later when we noticed his boy parts. By then we had called him Vicky long enough that that name stuck. We took care of the boy part thing too. He kinda walks like a drag queen, come to think of it. It is all in the shoulders, you know.

Heh, in my household, the kids rule the roost, and the dog and cat hog the rest…!!! ;-)

marymccurnin @ 89

Loo Hoo. @ 52

Thanks, Suzanne. Do you know that I am a virgin with regard to martinis? Never, ever had one.

Me, too. Until several months ago I went to the monthly martini nite with my friends in Sonoma. They usually have champagne for me. But NOT that night. Sooooooo sick the next morning. Never again.

I never “drink” martinis, but I love the olives. I beg for them….so embarrassed…not really!

TRex @ 88

demi @ 75

Like Puss’N Boots from Shrek? Here

Yes, that is the very look.

Killer! Any chance he’d be interested in running for office? That look would claim a lotta votes.

TRex @ 75

My vet used to have to put my torty under every time I brought her in, even for annual shots. What is it with torties? Are they just mean by nature?

I’ve never managed to bond with one.

I don’t get along so well with cow-cats either. The ones with the yellowy-green eyes.

Ginger tabbies, gray tabbies, all-blacks, siamese, persians, himalayans, rag dolls, maine coons, all the rest I get along with, just not the cow-cats and torties.

My favorites will always be Siamese and all-blacks (which are believed to be a variation on Siamese recessive genes) though. They’re special.

To tell the truth, my torty bonded with my evil ex, even though I was the one that bottle fed her and made her poop with a warm water soaked cotton ball. (Kitten rescue.)

Marretta @ 90

Althespook at 62,

Sorry, hope you don’t have nightmares or anything. He really does have a catwalk model, or drag queen kind of strut. Victor-Victoria is one of my all time favorite movies. Robert Preston just steals the whole damn movie, bless him.

I was kidding. Not into that part of the entertainment/social world but only because I’m an aged flatulation who doesn’t want to alter his brain patterns too much…cognitive laziness..

Hi, I wanted to ask if on an official tax paid web site Dave Weldon of Florida can put titles like “Democrats’ Energy Bill: Consumers Are the Villains” and “Democrats Make Mockery of House. Why? To Give Jobs and Housing to Illegal Immigrants”

It seems wrong, he represents all the people in his district.

See weldon.house.gov

humble question from a dog person: what’s a torty?

althespook @ 82

Okay, let’s try this again. we all admire a certain young blogger among us who is unflinching in her hatred for the evil of the current rethug administration.

Well, it turns out she’s spreading the word. And training up others in her righteous path.

Please give it a read and see if you spot the family resemblance.

Its well done.

bobcats in my part of CT

wipe out cats in any neighborhood they invade

oddmommy @ 100

humble question from a dog person: what’s a torty?

Tortoise shell coat color.

oddmommy @ 100

humble question from a dog person: what’s a torty?

linky

oddmommy @ 99

humble question from a dog person: what’s a torty?

whew (remembering last time oddmommy asked a question) has a tortoise shell color (browns, orange, yellows)

LoudounLib @ 92

wangdangdoodle @ 84

I never got to see mine at 12, my ex took her in the divorce just for spite. From her home. To live in a pick up truck. Fucking bastard.

That’s awful, so sorry :-(

Eh. Not so bad. I got rid of him, didn’t I?

;)

hey oddmommy! Did you guys have fun at the Old Ebbitt?

Suzanne @ 104

oddmommy @ 99

humble question from a dog person: what’s a torty?

whew (remembering last time oddmommy asked a question) has a tortoise shell color (browns, orange, yellows)

Suzanne, Your replies are always professional, no matter what the question. I admire that.

LS at 95,

My mother was an alcoholic, I was a teenager the first time I had an olive that had never soaked in gin. Sad, but true, the gin soaked ones do taste better.

wangdangdoodle @ 106

LoudounLib @ 92

That’s awful, so sorry :-(

Eh. Not so bad. I got rid of him, didn’t I?

;)

Still a tragic cost…!!!

TJ @ 107

Suzanne @ 104

whew (remembering last time oddmommy asked a question) has a tortoise shell color (browns, orange, yellows)

Suzanne, Your replies are always professional, no matter what the question. I admire that.

Thanks – I was just happy that I didn’t have to use clinical terms to answer this one (grin)

my tortie has the disposition of a ragdoll…
probably one of the most affectionate and intuitive animals in da house *g*
and she fetches…will do this 3 or 4 times, then gets bored.
she also goes “Wild Kingdom” drapes herself on your shoulders like a stole.
her face markings are cool…half orange half black…perfect for a gemini cat

LS @ 86

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

I hate to wish crappy things on others but NOLA will disappear for ever if it is hit by Dean. No more Tipitina’s, F&M patio, mardi gras, oyster loaf, muffelota, Southern Y’all Club, Audubon Park, musty dank evenings, cool cemeteries, jazzzzzzz, bad hair days, fogged up eyeglasses, parties until 5am, Roman candy man, Bonaparte’s retreat, streetcars, ferns growing on oaks, no more, no more.

Steve-AR @ 59

Suzanne @ 23

and you know this how? what did the cops do when attacked by your attack trained cat?

Police would come to the door to check on activated house alarm. Policeman or Policewoman, “Would you mind if we check the house?” Me,” Sure go right ahead.” A few minutes later, “Could you get your cat?” My wife or I would go up-stairs or to the lower level and sure enough a very large gray striped tabby named “Kitty” would have the officer cornered, waving his paws and screaming with bared teeth. Kitty was the best cat.

The only time that I saw Kitty scared was on a sunny day and Kitty was on a windowsill soaking up sunbeams. A Moose put his nose against the window and Kitty was in a situation where (as they say in parts of the south), he didn’t know whether to “shit or go blind”.

heh heh. Yes, I decided to forego the “what’s a wedgie” panel this evening…… : )

Here’s another tortie

Hey, kids! Were you wondering what the right-wing spin was on the Padilla verdict?

Neither was I, but on the way back from the store, I happened to flip to NPR and heard as much as I could stand of the re-run of the Diane Rehm show. Tony Blankley of the Washington times was just oozing “banality of evil” as he spun.

You see, the reason they didn’t charge Padilla with the “dirty bomb” plot or any of those other Really Major Things they kept accusing him of is that those awful judges made them try him in normal criminal courts, so they were left with the choice of bringing lesser charges or revealing “sources and methods” (of intelligence, I assume he meant, since I doubt he’d be honest enough to refer to torture “sources and methods.”)

And Blankley told us that we as a nation have to decide whether we’re going to deal with terror suspects as judicial matters or military, because if he’d been dealt with by the military he’d have been a prisoner of war and none of this would have been a problem.

He glossed over the fact that he was held by the military and wasn’t declared a prisoner of war, and whether he thought it was a good idea for the military to be capturing American citizens on American soil as prisoners of war, but at that point I started screaming back at him “torturing prisoners of war is a crime, too!” and had to change the station.

(But I’m better now.)

marymccurnin @ 113

LS @ 86

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

I hate to wish crappy things on others but NOLA will disappear for ever if it is hit by Dean. No more Tipitina’s, F&M patio, mardi gras, oyster loaf, muffelota, Southern Y’all Club, Audubon Park, musty dank evenings, cool cemeteries, jazzzzzzz, bad hair days, fogged up eyeglasses, parties until 5am, Roman candy man, Bonaparte’s retreat, streetcars, ferns growing on oaks, no more, no more.

Or people.

CTuttle @ 109

wangdangdoodle @ 106

Eh. Not so bad. I got rid of him, didn’t I?

;)

Still a tragic cost…!!!

I do miss her… I have fuzzy picture I’ll try to post on FB.

marymccurnin @ 113

LS @ 86

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

I hate to wish crappy things on others but NOLA will disappear for ever if it is hit by Dean. No more Tipitina’s, F&M patio, mardi gras, oyster loaf, muffelota, Southern Y’all Club, Audubon Park, musty dank evenings, cool cemeteries, jazzzzzzz, bad hair days, fogged up eyeglasses, parties until 5am, Roman candy man, Bonaparte’s retreat, streetcars, ferns growing on oaks, no more, no more.

You made me want to cry. I have spent so many wonderful times in NoLA. I have fingers crossed – and by the way, you forgot the coffee.

newtonusr @ 117

marymccurnin @ 113

I hate to wish crappy things on others but NOLA will disappear for ever if it is hit by Dean. No more Tipitina’s, F&M patio, mardi gras, oyster loaf, muffelota, Southern Y’all Club, Audubon Park, musty dank evenings, cool cemeteries, jazzzzzzz, bad hair days, fogged up eyeglasses, parties until 5am, Roman candy man, Bonaparte’s retreat, streetcars, ferns growing on oaks, no more, no more.

Or people.

What are the odds of this happening, any linkies?

marymccurnin @ 112

LS @ 86

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

I hate to wish crappy things on others but NOLA will disappear for ever if it is hit by Dean. No more Tipitina’s, F&M patio, mardi gras, oyster loaf, muffelota, Southern Y’all Club, Audubon Park, musty dank evenings, cool cemeteries, jazzzzzzz, bad hair days, fogged up eyeglasses, parties until 5am, Roman candy man, Bonaparte’s retreat, streetcars, ferns growing on oaks, no more, no more.

*sob!*

Suzanne @ 111

TJ @ 107

Suzanne, Your replies are always professional, no matter what the question. I admire that.

Thanks – I was just happy that I didn’t have to use clinical terms to answer this one (grin)

yep, your reply for the dromedarypedia
was priceless *g*

TJ @ 108

Suzanne @ 104

whew (remembering last time oddmommy asked a question) has a tortoise shell color (browns, orange, yellows)

Suzanne, Your replies are always professional, no matter what the question. I admire that.

So true, Yet, I’m still awaiting the cuffs to escort me out of the Lake, still waiting…!!! *g*

Sorry if this doesn’t work.
I just joined facebook, so I’m flying blind, but, if this works you can see another great big eyes face…it’s me and my grandpug hopefully

Redshift, you either need a CD player or more radio stations. Glad you’re feeling better now.

Here is the NOAA Tropical Hurricane Center link with forecast pages and probably landstrikes.

althespook @ 121

newtonusr @ 117

Or people.

What are the odds of this happening, any linkies?

No links, but in the absence of an actual administration, the odds climb.

TribeScribe @ 122

Suzanne @ 111

Thanks – I was just happy that I didn’t have to use clinical terms to answer this one (grin)

Dromedarypedia!!!! LMAO
yep, your reply for the dromedarypedia
was priceless *g*

Steve-AR @ 113

Steve-AR @ 59

Police would come to the door to check on activated house alarm. Policeman or Policewoman, “Would you mind if we check the house?” Me,” Sure go right ahead.” A few minutes later, “Could you get your cat?” My wife or I would go up-stairs or to the lower level and sure enough a very large gray striped tabby named “Kitty” would have the officer cornered, waving his paws and screaming with bared teeth. Kitty was the best cat.

The only time that I saw Kitty scared was on a sunny day and Kitty was on a windowsill soaking up sunbeams. A Moose put his nose against the window and Kitty was in a situation where (as they say in parts of the south), he didn’t know whether to “shit or go blind”.

That has always been one of my favorite Texas colloquialisms.

newtonusr @ 118

marymccurnin @ 113

I hate to wish crappy things on others but NOLA will disappear for ever if it is hit by Dean. No more Tipitina’s, F&M patio, mardi gras, oyster loaf, muffelota, Southern Y’all Club, Audubon Park, musty dank evenings, cool cemeteries, jazzzzzzz, bad hair days, fogged up eyeglasses, parties until 5am, Roman candy man, Bonaparte’s retreat, streetcars, ferns growing on oaks, no more, no more.

Or people.

It could hit on the desolate part of the Texas Coast between North Padre and brownsville, and miss most of the populated areas. That happened a few years ago with a Cat 4 or 3. Not much damage.

Dean looks to be headed towards southern Texas. Maybe Mexico. But those things can turn and shift in very unexpected ways. I do know that my brother and sister are nervous right now. Both are in NOLA.

LoudounLib @ 107

hey oddmommy! Did you guys have fun at the Old Ebbitt?

we did, but there were only three of us….moi, Balrog and Redshift. Mauimom was there earlier but we missed her. : (

Ahoy, you lurking DC’ers……..come forth and reveal yourselves next time we have a get together……!

Weather link: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Tracking Dean

Redshift at 117,

It just makes me so sad that I have to turn NPR off as frequently as I do for medical reasons. There isn’t anough blood pressure medicine in the world to get me through some of the Right Wing crap they showcase these days. It just breaks my heart. Public Radio is one of the most mourned casualties of the war on terror.

demi, just sent ya a friends request via fb – cute pug

Suzanne @ 137

demi, just sent ya a friends request via fb – cute pug

I did too.

The default picture in my Facebook profile is my cat Velvet. A stray i picked up (more likely she picked me, walked right up and mrrooowd at me!) about 6 or so years ago now. Black with a few white spots here and there on her belly, but otherwise an absolute doll, who seldom hides from anyone. When she does, you know you’ve got a loser around the place.

Otherwise, when she deigns to grace you with her presence and her musical meow? You fall for those evil looking eyes, head over heels. :D

oddmommy @ 133

LoudounLib @ 107

hey oddmommy! Did you guys have fun at the Old Ebbitt?

we did, but there were only three of us….moi, Balrog and Redshift. Mauimom was there earlier but we missed her. : (

Ahoy, you lurking DC’ers……..come forth and reveal yourselves next time we have a get together……!

Oh shoot…well I’m sure the three of you represented FDL well — and I will make the next one!

thanks to all on the dean track. will keep an eye on it. positive energy contributions welcomed. we managed to dump enough hurricane kibble to keep flossie off of bob and Ct, let’s do it again for NOLA!

(what the heck, it can’t hurt anything…)

(I hope…)

wangdangdoodle @ 105

LoudounLib @ 92

That’s awful, so sorry :-(

Eh. Not so bad. I got rid of him, didn’t I?

;)

I know exactly what you mean, sis. Gimme myself back and take what the hell you want. I’ll be just fine, thanks.

demi @ 125

Sorry if this doesn’t work.
I just joined facebook, so I’m flying blind, but, if this works you can see another great big eyes face…it’s me and my grandpug hopefully

Now you must join the FDL Dog Lovers Group *g*!

demi, you gotta get f’d now that you are on f/b

LoudounLib @ 116

Here’s another tortie

oooh, she’s purrrrty!

LoudounLib @ 28

I love cats, especially cats who espouse a cause. Thanks Winston!

LL,
then please see my link @ 66!

Bob in HI

oddmommy @ 145

LoudounLib @ 116

Here’s another tortie

oooh, she’s purrrrty!

Aw thanks — she’s my “best good friend” ;-)

Oh, I’m so blond tonight.
What do I do on FB to get these requests?

Dru @ 142

demi @ 125

Sorry if this doesn’t work.
I just joined facebook, so I’m flying blind, but, if this works you can see another great big eyes face…it’s me and my grandpug hopefully

Now you must join the FDL Dog Lovers Group *g*!

Need bigger piccie. can barely see you or grandpug!

demi @ 147

Oh, I’m so blond tonight.
What do I do on FB to get these requests?

go to your facebook page -on the top right is a link for home click it and then on the top right column will be a listing of all your notifications, friend requests, pokes, etc.

Bob, that is so great! Love the Stevie Wonder cat especially ;-)

Demi, you must add your little blue effie next to your name. Dakine01 was so generous as to have written instructions and I copied them for later use…

Go to the “Meta” box at the bottom of the far right column
Register with FDL
Wait for an e-mail from FDL with a password
Go to your Facebook Profile and copy the URL. Make sure you get the actual Profile with the long number at the end rather than just the layout.
After you get the FDL password, come back here and click on the Login link. Login to your FDL Profile, fill in the appropriate information including pasting the Facebook link info in to the appropriate box in your FDL profile.
Save profile.
You should then have the facebook icon showing when you comment.
You have to re-log in each time you restart your machine or browser.

And I “friended” you, too!

suz, where is the dayam fdl login button? i do it automatically, but i should know in case i need it…never mind, wdd took care of it!

althespook @ 141

thanks to all on the dean track. will keep an eye on it. positive energy contributions welcomed. we managed to dump enough hurricane kibble to keep flossie off of bob and Ct, let’s do it again for NOLA!

(what the heck, it can’t hurt anything…)

(I hope…)

Heck, it worked! It was a Cat 2 when it lashed South Point, no sustained damage recorded, to include my eventual house that I shall inherit, and grew up in!!! *g*

althespook @ 152

suz, where is the dayam fdl login button? i do it automatically, but i should know in case i need it…

far right hand column of any fdl page – says META on this page, look around comment 15

i’m trying ot remember my Facebook Login again. I had it saved via FireFox but it pulled the profile switch on me again. so now i’ve got to rack my brains through my several password variations. *laughs*

I’ll get it or reset it, either way. :D

Suzanne @ 144

demi, you gotta get f’d now that you are on f/b

Suzanne, watch your language ;-)

Loo Hoo. @ 141

wangdangdoodle @ 105

Eh. Not so bad. I got rid of him, didn’t I?

;)

I know exactly what you mean, sis. Gimme myself back and take what the hell you want. I’ll be just fine, thanks.

Oh girlfriend! I’ll have to FB you on the details. I gave him the freaking house! Only to have to reposess it a few years later when he stopped paying and almost ruined my credit!

TJ @ 156

Suzanne @ 144

demi, you gotta get f’d now that you are on f/b

Suzanne, watch your language ;-)

dayamit, was i being a foul-mouthed femblogger again. fuck, another penny in the swear jar

OT..finally made it..800 FDL-Facebook members.

Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi!

Did I miss anybody???

CTuttle @ 153

althespook @ 141

thanks to all on the dean track. will keep an eye on it. positive energy contributions welcomed. we managed to dump enough hurricane kibble to keep flossie off of bob and Ct, let’s do it again for NOLA!

(what the heck, it can’t hurt anything…)

(I hope…)

Heck, it worked! It was a Cat 2 when it lashed South Point, no sustained damage recorded, to include my eventual house that I shall inherit, and grew up in!!! *g*

Then let us try for a similar success with NOLA. I’ll call up production and have them put on three shifts in the hurrikibble plant right now (it’s located near Roswel, so finding workers won’t be a problem, the spaceport always has itinerant et’s looking for spending cash…)

demi @ 124

Sorry if this doesn’t work.
I just joined facebook, so I’m flying blind, but, if this works you can see another great big eyes face…it’s me and my grandpug e.php?id=547874536″>hopefully

Demi, go up to the blue meta screen at the top right of this page and login. Just scroll up from where you are right now.

SnarKassandra @ 161

Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi!

Did I miss anybody???

me, you missed me. Hi, Cassie!

oddmommy @ 144

LoudounLib @ 116

Here’s another tortie

oooh, she’s purrrrty!

Oh! I saw that pretty kitty on FB the other day. I thought it was a calico… maybe a calitortie?

lol, hi Cassie — you’re very thorough! ;-)

SnarKassandra @ 160

Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi!

Did I miss anybody???

TJ is hiding behind the curtain. he has a headache.

hi shadow!

SnarKassandra @ 161

Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi!

Did I miss anybody???

Hiya!!

Good evening, Ms. Cassie!

(((hi TJ)))

wangdangdoodle @ 165

oddmommy @ 144

oooh, she’s purrrrty!

Oh! I saw that pretty kitty on FB the other day. I thought it was a calico… maybe a calitortie?

When I first got her I thought she was calico, but some people told me nooooo, she’s a tortie…who the hell knows…but her name is Callie anyway ;-)

They say that cats pick you. We now are living with yellow Petit Ben. About a year ago I was awakened at 3am by the most horrible noise coming from the dining room. My old kittie Ariel had something cornered. It was Ben. She was beating the pooh out of him. Ariel is 18 and no one messes with her. I opened the front door and he ran out. He had come in through two doggie doors to take up residence. It took him a couple of weeks to convince Ariel to let him stay. He is a great cat but has IBS(irritable bowel syndrome).

Suzanne @ 155

althespook @ 152

suz, where is the dayam fdl login button? i do it automatically, but i should know in case i need it…

far right hand column of any fdl page – says META on this page, look around comment 15

By-the-by, Ma’am, why do I have to login almost everytime into wordpress, when I never had to before, on FF??? ;~(

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

Marretta @ 135

Redshift at 117,

It just makes me so sad that I have to turn NPR off as frequently as I do for medical reasons. There isn’t anough blood pressure medicine in the world to get me through some of the Right Wing crap they showcase these days. It just breaks my heart. Public Radio is one of the most mourned casualties of the war on terror.

Believe it or not, Diane Rehm appears to have gotten a bit better in the past few months. I don’t know if it was my repeated complaint emails or no longer fearing having NPR funding slashed since the Dems are in charge of Congress, but they no longer “balance” mainstream journalists with “scholars” from wingnut welfare “think tanks” (implicitly endorsing the Right’s accusation of liberal media bias.)

They sometimes “balance” them with so-called journalists from right-wing media outlets, but that’s still an improvement (not enough of one for me to suffer through it, but if we keep applying pressure, they may continue to move back toward real journalism.)

Sometimes TJ admits she’s female…

I think I’m losing the headache battle though. That’s what I get for staying up with you all until the wee hours last night. (I’m on the east coast.)

Hiya Cassie.

althespook @ 152

suz, where is the dayam fdl login button? i do it automatically, but i should know in case i need it…never mind, wdd took care of it!

I did? I amaze myself without knowing it sometimes. *g*

Re: Dean. Remember, Northeast quadrant of the storm out from the eye, is where the trouble is, not necessarily where the eye hits.

Great salad Alfred.

LS @ 178

Re: Dean. Remember, Northeast quadrant of the storm out from the eye, is where the trouble is, not necessarily where the eye hits.

Noted. I’m currently hoping to dump enough HK to get it to blow onto the dry parts of mexico. we’ll see…

CT, depends on how you have set your browser for cookies. Closing your browswer will require re-logging in. There was a WP upgrade a few weeks back and I think it may have something to do with that.

LS @ 179

Re: Dean. Remember, Northeast quadrant of the storm out from the eye, is where the trouble is, not necessarily where the eye hits.

Why is that?

TexBetsy @ 179

Great salad Alfred.

If it doesn’t eat you first…:)

althespook @ 175

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

Very creative!

Thanks for the instructions Wangdang.
I copied and printed.
Thanks Suz, too.
I’m gonna have to wait until tomorrow to get f’d. ha. I’ll play around with it. But, I did see the friend requests.
Hey, everyone (big wave).
Al, I’ll figure out how to enlarge the pic. The dog is pretty cute!
I’m 55 and he’s the closest thing I have to a grandchild….so far.

TJ @ 176

Sometimes TJ admits she’s female…

I think I’m losing the headache battle though. That’s what I get for staying up with you all until the wee hours last night. (I’m on the east coast.)

Hiya Cassie.

sorry TJ. gender challenged tonight it seems…

Alfred is that tonight’s snack? Cause I was hoping for candy.

Hi, Cassie!

Suzanne @ 182

CT, depends on how you have set your browser for cookies. Closing your browswer will require re-logging in. There was a WP upgrade a few weeks back and I think it may have something to do with that.

Could be, Ma’am, I scour my puter nitely of said vermin…!!!

althespook @ 174

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

YIKES!!!!

demi @ 185

Thanks for the instructions Wangdang.
I copied and printed.
Thanks Suz, too.
I’m gonna have to wait until tomorrow to get f’d. ha. I’ll play around with it. But, I did see the friend requests.
Hey, everyone (big wave).
Al, I’ll figure out how to enlarge the pic. The dog is pretty cute!
I’m 55 and he’s the closest thing I have to a grandchild….so far.

I’m 65 and I only have one. Good thing, she’s bankrupting me as it is. took to the internet like a duck to water. 9 years old and has her own blog (pre teen only via disney I think) which she actually does the HTML markup on. also is a chat room “minder” for the younger set and reports anything fishy. i’m so proud of her I could bust.

Usually I let people guess whichever they want, Al. But I decided to come clean with you.

wangdangdoodle @ 158

Loo Hoo. @ 141

I know exactly what you mean, sis. Gimme myself back and take what the hell you want. I’ll be just fine, thanks.

Oh girlfriend! I’ll have to FB you on the details. I gave him the freaking house! Only to have to reposess it a few years later when he stopped paying and almost ruined my credit!

Ouch. I kept the house, but insisted on a refi…only way to go.

It’s Friday night…anyone into a little Otis Redding?

Shake

Suzanne @ 63

Steve-AR @ 58

Police would come to the door to check on activated house alarm. Policeman or Policewoman, “Would you mind if we check the house?” Me,” Sure go right ahead.” A few minutes later, “Could you get your cat?” My wife or I would go up-stairs or to the lower level and sure enough a very large gray striped tabby named “Kitty” would have the officer cornered, waving his paws and screaming with bared teeth. Kitty was the best cat.

That is too funny – still chucklin at the mental picture.

Love kitty attitude! Mine did not care for any stranger who came knocking at the door. He was a very large orange tabby with an attitude. If I opened the door and he did not know who the visitor was he would leap from behind the couch towards the door at the poor, unsuspecting victim. I usually saved this for the religous types who came to convert me. After a few visits they just stopped comming by. Wonder why?

wangdangdoodle @ 157

Loo Hoo. @ 141

I know exactly what you mean, sis. Gimme myself back and take what the hell you want. I’ll be just fine, thanks.

Oh girlfriend! I’ll have to FB you on the details. I gave him the freaking house! Only to have to reposess it a few years later when he stopped paying and almost ruined my credit!

wangdangdoodle @ 157

Loo Hoo. @ 141

I know exactly what you mean, sis. Gimme myself back and take what the hell you want. I’ll be just fine, thanks.

Oh girlfriend! I’ll have to FB you on the details. I gave him the freaking house! Only to have to reposess it a few years later when he stopped paying and almost ruined my credit!

terryolson at roadrunner dot com. Facebook no workie on this computer…

althespook @ 175

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

Are those Brussel Sprouts near the brain stem? Oh, I’m going to be sick…

SnarKassandra @ 187

Alfred is that tonight’s snack? Cause I was hoping for candy.

No cassie, YOU are tonight’s snack! That’s the snacker (Geiger’s ALIEN, remember all the spooky movies…)

As for candy, well, try this. (Al The Spook, Wishes Granted Faster Than You Can Make Them. All Major Credit Cards Accepted except Discover which tastes terrible…)

SnarKassandra @ 160

Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi!

Did I miss anybody???

You are just wonderful — and the Democratic party needs you, especially urging your generation to think and vote. Loved your Youthink page.

LoudounLib @ 194

It’s Friday night…anyone into a little Otis Redding?

Shake

Thanks for kickin’ the jukebox!

GordonM @ 197

althespook @ 175

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

Are those Brussel Sprouts near the brain stem? Oh, I’m going to be sick…

I warned you…

TJ @ 183

LS @ 179

Re: Dean. Remember, Northeast quadrant of the storm out from the eye, is where the trouble is, not necessarily where the eye hits.

Why is that?

The way a hurricane rotates. Counter clockwise. The strongest storm surge and the strongest winds and rain are on the northeast quadrant out from the eye of the storm. That is where the worst damage occurs. Storms in the southern hemisphere may differ in rotation, is that true? Someone one said, the water goes down the drain clockwise below the equator and counter clockwise above the equator, storms rotate clockwise below the equator, and pigs tails are straight on the equator (they curl counter clockwise above the equator and clockwise below, but on the equator…straight.) I don’t know if that is true or not.

althespook @ 199

SnarKassandra @ 187

Alfred is that tonight’s snack? Cause I was hoping for candy.

No cassie, YOU are tonight’s snack! That’s the snacker (Geiger’s ALIEN, remember all the spooky movies…)

As for candy, well, try this. (Al The Spook, Wishes Granted Faster Than You Can Make Them. All Major Credit Cards Accepted except Discover which tastes terrible…)

yum, yum, yum yum

I wish we had our country back and our constitution and all the soldiers home from Iraq.

GordonM @ 197

althespook @ 175

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

Are those Brussel Sprouts near the brain stem? Oh, I’m going to be sick…

AK, how did you get a picture of my 2nd ex-mother-in-law?

althespook @ 198

SnarKassandra @ 187

Alfred is that tonight’s snack? Cause I was hoping for candy.

No cassie, YOU are tonight’s snack! That’s the snacker (Geiger’s ALIEN, remember all the spooky movies…)

As for candy, well, try this. (Al The Spook, Wishes Granted Faster Than You Can Make Them. All Major Credit Cards Accepted except Discover which tastes terrible…)

Ah, now THAT’s my kinda snack! Mmmmm. (Looking for a soft centre, no nuts)

Christine Edmonson @ 200

SnarKassandra @ 160

Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi! Hello hello hi hi hi hi hi hello hello good evening, hi!

Did I miss anybody???

You are just wonderful — and the Democratic party needs you, especially urging your generation to think and vote. Loved your Youthink page.

Thanks!

My cousin is writing for them too now, which is cool.

LoudounLib @ 195

It’s Friday night…anyone into a little Otis Redding?

Shake

That certainly got my heart started. Thanks !

The cat I had when I got divorced hated my ex. I caught him hitting her one night and that really opened my eyes. I figured anyone who could hit an innocent animal could do just about anything. Kept the cat, dumped the husband. One of the best decisions I ever made. My new husband had to pass the kitty approval test. Both the cats and I adore him.

LoudounLib @ 195

It’s Friday night…anyone into a little Otis Redding?

Shake

Naw, this is what the Dr. prescribed…!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTN5o9Kgu8

SnarKassandra @ 203

althespook @ 199

No cassie, YOU are tonight’s snack! That’s the snacker (Geiger’s ALIEN, remember all the spooky movies…)

As for candy, well, try this. (Al The Spook, Wishes Granted Faster Than You Can Make Them. All Major Credit Cards Accepted except Discover which tastes terrible…)

yum, yum, yum yum

I wish we had our country back and our constitution and all the soldiers home from Iraq.

I’m WORKING on republican kibble but the research teams keeping getting sick…

LS @ 203

TJ @ 183

Why is that?

The way a hurricane rotates. Counter clockwise. The strongest storm surge and the strongest winds and rain are on the northeast quadrant out from the eye of the storm. That is where the worst damage occurs. Storms in the southern hemisphere may differ in rotation, is that true? Someone one said, the water goes down the drain clockwise below the equator and counter clockwise above the equator, storms rotate clockwise below the equator, and pigs tails are straight on the equator (they curl counter clockwise above the equator and clockwise below, but on the equator…straight.) I don’t know if that is true or not.

I know nothing about hurricanes, and i don’t have great intuition, but wouldn’t it depend on the direction that the hurricane was traveling?

White House To Offer Small Troop Reductions ‘Far Short’ Of Congress’ Demands As “New Plan” For Iraq

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..60946.html

GordonM @ 197

althespook @ 175

Speaking of aliens, here’s tonight’s salad appetizer. (Warning, not for the squeamish!)

Are those Brussel Sprouts near the brain stem? Oh, I’m going to be sick…

Hey! What’s wrong with Brussels sprouts?!?

;)

LS @ 202

TJ @ 183

Why is that?

The way a hurricane rotates. Counter clockwise. The strongest storm surge and the strongest winds and rain are on the northeast quadrant out from the eye of the storm. That is where the worst damage occurs. Storms in the southern hemisphere may differ in rotation, is that true? Someone one said, the water goes down the drain clockwise below the equator and counter clockwise above the equator, storms rotate clockwise below the equator, and pigs tails are straight on the equator (they curl counter clockwise above the equator and clockwise below, but on the equator…straight.) I don’t know if that is true or not.

Yep, it’s true, it’s called the Coreolis (sp?) effect. Not exactly sure about on the equator itself but the effect can be seen even a few feet from the equator.

OT..Howie Klein has been exposing “Miss” Mitch McConnell for a while at DWT. Looks like Howie may have hit pay “dirt”.

“Fortunately, the troop haters like Baird were defeated in the House. [Mitch McConnell, who has hated the Army ever since he was discharged for sodomy– a fact he denies but will soon be proven– is determined to inflict as much destruction on our fighting men and women as possible and swears he will filibuster the bill to death.]

http://downwithtyranny.blogspo…..-real.html

Suzanne @ 204

GordonM @ 197

Are those Brussel Sprouts near the brain stem? Oh, I’m going to be sick…

AK, how did you get a picture of my 2nd ex-mother-in-law?

Cory Doctorow At Boing Boing. He can do anything, or almost anything.

althespook @ 181

LS @ 178

Re: Dean. Remember, Northeast quadrant of the storm out from the eye, is where the trouble is, not necessarily where the eye hits.

Noted. I’m currently hoping to dump enough HK to get it to blow onto the dry parts of mexico. we’ll see…

A couple of tidbits from our good local weather guy this afternoon (either of which may have changed since then):

- While Dean is large and powerful, the part that has the most powerful winds is relatively small for such a large storm.

- There’s a high-pressure system to the west, and if it moves out of the way quickly, Dean will be more likely to move west rather than turning north. (Just in case you’ve got some high-pressure-system kibble handy, too…)

Marretta @ 209

The cat I had when I got divorced hated my ex. I caught him hitting her one night and that really opened my eyes. I figured anyone who could hit an innocent animal could do just about anything. Kept the cat, dumped the husband. One of the best decisions I ever made. My new husband had to pass the kitty approval test. Both the cats and I adore him.

A heartwarming story. Thanks

Redshift, which good local weather guy? (I’m in NoVA too, and not really sold on any of ‘em ;-) )

LS @ 203

TJ @ 183

Why is that?

The way a hurricane rotates. Counter clockwise. The strongest storm surge and the strongest winds and rain are on the northeast quadrant out from the eye of the storm. That is where the worst damage occurs. Storms in the southern hemisphere may differ in rotation, is that true? Someone one said, the water goes down the drain clockwise below the equator and counter clockwise above the equator, storms rotate clockwise below the equator, and pigs tails are straight on the equator (they curl counter clockwise above the equator and clockwise below, but on the equator…straight.) I don’t know if that is true or not.

For storms and oceanic currents, it’s true. For sinks, toilets, pigs’ tails, or anything you can’t see from the moon, it’s pretty much random. You’ve got to be pretty damn big before you notice that your side closer to the equator is moving faster than the side closer to the pole.

Have a great night, everyone. No pressing refresh tonight!

Loo Hoo, just sent a “test” message.

I have a Tortie. She’s got a peanut-shaped mark on her nose, so her name is Peanut. She lived feral for a while her in the Nevada high desert (Sparks) which is quite an accomplishment- coyotes abound. She’s nervous and talkative, but calms down when I talk back to her in Cat. Her favorte response is a cheerful chrip-meow. I don’t know exactly what I’m saying, but she usually stops fretting, curls up next to me and purrs. Likes to waken me around 2am, tappin my face with her little paw. “Please pet me, pet me!”

Loo Hoo. @ 91

Bob Schacht @ 66

What kind of music does Winston listen to? Have you ever taken him to a CD store?

Bob in HI

That is TOO FUNNY! Don’t you havee hurricanes or something going on? All is well I trust, since you’re with us. And CTuttle too, I hope?

I got some good grins from those pix, too!

CTuttle’s island got the brunt of the hurricane, the rain, and the earthquakes. We hardly got brushed by them here in Oahu. In fact, we could have used some of his rain up on North Shore, where we had a wild fire.

Thanks for your concern!

Bob in HI

g’nite TJ, hope it’s better tomorrow!

Kathy/Fozzetti @ 223

I have a Tortie. She’s got a peanut-shaped mark on her nose, so her name is Peanut. She lived feral for a while her in the Nevada high desert (Sparks) which is quite an accomplishment- coyotes abound. She’s nervous and talkative, but calms down when I talk back to her in Cat. Her favorte response is a cheerful chrip-meow. I don’t know exactly what I’m saying, but she usually stops fretting, curls up next to me and purrs. Likes to waken me around 2am, tappin my face with her little paw. “Please pet me, pet me!”

Torties do seem to talk a lot, don’t they? I know my tortie/calico/calitortie is constantly chattering.

TJ @ 211

LS @ 203

The way a hurricane rotates. Counter clockwise. The strongest storm surge and the strongest winds and rain are on the northeast quadrant out from the eye of the storm. That is where the worst damage occurs. Storms in the southern hemisphere may differ in rotation, is that true? Someone one said, the water goes down the drain clockwise below the equator and counter clockwise above the equator, storms rotate clockwise below the equator, and pigs tails are straight on the equator (they curl counter clockwise above the equator and clockwise below, but on the equator…straight.) I don’t know if that is true or not.

I know nothing about hurricanes, and i don’t have great intuition, but wouldn’t it depend on the direction that the hurricane was traveling?

no oddly enough it does not. Let me try to explain this in a different way. The reason hurricanes form in the ocean and not in the bathtub is something called the Coriolis Effect which is caused by the rotational physics of the earth. You have to have a large spherical rotating body to get the Coriolis Effect so we don’t see it in our everyday lives.

Here’s the Wiki on Hurricanes as well.

Marretta @ 208

The cat I had when I got divorced hated my ex. I caught him hitting her one night and that really opened my eyes. I figured anyone who could hit an innocent animal could do just about anything. Kept the cat, dumped the husband. One of the best decisions I ever made. My new husband had to pass the kitty approval test. Both the cats and I adore him.

I like happy endings!

Marcy Wheeler steps into an area that
Few Republicans would dare approach
By calling GOP strategist Ed Gillespie
Gonzales’ “lie & forgetfulness coach.”

Redshift @ 218

althespook @ 181

Noted. I’m currently hoping to dump enough HK to get it to blow onto the dry parts of mexico. we’ll see…

A couple of tidbits from our good local weather guy this afternoon (either of which may have changed since then):

- While Dean is large and powerful, the part that has the most powerful winds is relatively small for such a large storm.

- There’s a high-pressure system to the west, and if it moves out of the way quickly, Dean will be more likely to move west rather than turning north. (Just in case you’ve got some high-pressure-system kibble handy, too…)

If it hits Mexico, it will have to veer left for a direct hit, the power of the storm will train up into Texas and cause major flooding. Everything to the northeast of the storm will get the worst of it. It is bad no matter where it goes.

Kathy/Fozzetti @ 222

I have a Tortie. She’s got a peanut-shaped mark on her nose, so her name is Peanut. She lived feral for a while her in the Nevada high desert (Sparks) which is quite an accomplishment- coyotes abound. She’s nervous and talkative, but calms down when I talk back to her in Cat. Her favorte response is a cheerful chrip-meow. I don’t know exactly what I’m saying, but she usually stops fretting, curls up next to me and purrs. Likes to waken me around 2am, tappin my face with her little paw. “Please pet me, pet me!”

Awwwwww! – cute squared!

TexBetsy @ 229

Marcy Wheeler steps into an area that
Few Republicans would dare approach
By calling GOP strategist Ed Gillespie
Gonzales’ “lie & forgetfulness coach.”

I still think Eddie G was the “leading Republican” novakula was talking about going around to congress trying to make a deal that involved dumping rove.

wangdangdoodle @ 232

Kathy/Fozzetti @ 222

I have a Tortie. She’s got a peanut-shaped mark on her nose, so her name is Peanut. She lived feral for a while her in the Nevada high desert (Sparks) which is quite an accomplishment- coyotes abound. She’s nervous and talkative, but calms down when I talk back to her in Cat. Her favorte response is a cheerful chrip-meow. I don’t know exactly what I’m saying, but she usually stops fretting, curls up next to me and purrs. Likes to waken me around 2am, tappin my face with her little paw. “Please pet me, pet me!”

Awwwwww! – cute squared!

Possibly less cute if you are exhausted.

persiflage @ 215

LS @ 202

The way a hurricane rotates. Counter clockwise. The strongest storm surge and the strongest winds and rain are on the northeast quadrant out from the eye of the storm. That is where the worst damage occurs. Storms in the southern hemisphere may differ in rotation, is that true? Someone one said, the water goes down the drain clockwise below the equator and counter clockwise above the equator, storms rotate clockwise below the equator, and pigs tails are straight on the equator (they curl counter clockwise above the equator and clockwise below, but on the equator…straight.) I don’t know if that is true or not.

Yep, it’s true, it’s called the Coreolis (sp?) effect. Not exactly sure about on the equator itself but the effect can be seen even a few feet from the equator.

Er, not exactly. It is the Coriolis force, and it’s strong enough to act over large scales like hurricane sizes, but on the scale of water going down the drain, it’s insignificant compared to other forces. As Chris Mooney put it in his science talk at YKos, if the Coriolis force were strong enough to do that with water in the drain, it’d be strong enough that when we tried to walk we’d look like the Tasmanian Devil.

(And it also doesn’t have anything to do with pig’s tails curling.)

Kathy at 223,

All of our cats were abandoned before we adopted them. Vicky and Trouble were part of 13 kittens and a momma cat that were dumped in a vacant lot next to my friend’s place of work. Between us, we adopted three of the bunch. The rest of the people in her office adopted the others. None of them went to animal control, thank the goddess. My friend also has two retired greyhounds. They make wonderful pets if you are into big dogs.

So I get this email tonight in response to one I sent to a friend whose wife is overseas for a week; I was checking in on him to see how he was doing, as he’s home alone with four cats:

“Not doing well. This has been a trying and traumatic week so far – I won’t trouble you with the details but everything that can go screwy has done so. Just one of those times I suppose.”

My worry radar is going off! So far he hasn’t shared any details.

LoudounLib @ 237

So I get this email tonight in response to one I sent to a friend whose wife is overseas for a week; I was checking in on him to see how he was doing, as he’s home alone with four cats:

“Not doing well. This has been a trying and traumatic week so far – I won’t trouble you with the details but everything that can go screwy has done so. Just one of those times I suppose.”

My worry radar is going off! So far he hasn’t shared any details.

So hard to know what to worry ABOUT with so few details!

Suzanne @ 233

TexBetsy @ 229

Marcy Wheeler steps into an area that
Few Republicans would dare approach
By calling GOP strategist Ed Gillespie
Gonzales’ “lie & forgetfulness coach.”

I still think Eddie G was the “leading Republican” novakula was talking about going around to congress trying to make a deal that involved dumping rove.

That was the guess I made over on Marcy’s blog, too!

Betsy, I know — he is very cryptic at the best of times. Hope to hear more tomorrow!

SnarKassandra @ 160

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Did I miss anybody???

Yeah, you got all the regulars, but you missed some of the lurkers! :-)

Bob in HI

LS @ 179

Re: Dean. Remember, Northeast quadrant of the storm out from the eye, is where the trouble is, not necessarily where the eye hits.

Hopefully it will stay far enough south that it will hit in a relatively unpopulated area. It all depends on the high pressure system over La. right now and how long it stays. It has been very dry here, hardly any of the usual afternoon thunderstorms of summer. Hubby is mainlining the Weather Channel and driving my 6 y.o. bonkers. We were lucky with Katrina, evac’d to mom’s and had some damage to the house but not a total loss. Still, it sucks for a kid to worry about stuff like this at his age. My heart breaks for all the kids who suffered through so much worse than us. Tonight he was going through his toys in case he has to choose what to take and what to leave behind if we have to go.

Hiya lurkers! Come say hi.

TexBetsy @ 237

LoudounLib @ 237

So I get this email tonight in response to one I sent to a friend whose wife is overseas for a week; I was checking in on him to see how he was doing, as he’s home alone with four cats:

“Not doing well. This has been a trying and traumatic week so far – I won’t trouble you with the details but everything that can go screwy has done so. Just one of those times I suppose.”

My worry radar is going off! So far he hasn’t shared any details.

So hard to know what to worry ABOUT with so few details!

Hopefully he’s just used to being care of! ;)

wangdang, heh — that’s probably partially right! ;-)

wangdangdoodle @ 214

Hey! What’s wrong with Brussels sprouts?!?

Well, even when organically grown, they taste like they were grown immediately downstream from an Exxon refinery.

And this from someone who will even eat okra – the world’s only mucous vegetable!

Did anyone catch glenn beck with Deepak Chopra tonight? (Of course don’t like GB) saw how Chopra basically told him to stop spewing hatred. There seemed a softer side of GB which emerged, it was amazing to watch, but only caught a bit of it.

My latest post. About Karl Rove and all the talk shows he is going to be on Sunday.

GordonM @ 245

wangdangdoodle @ 214

Hey! What’s wrong with Brussels sprouts?!?

Well, even when organically grown, they taste like they were grown immediately downstream from an Exxon refinery.

And this from someone who will even eat okra – the world’s only mucous vegetable!

:) mucous veggies :)

The trick to Brussels sprouts is to stop cooking them before they smell like farts.

I’m back. I’ll play more on facebook tomorrow. I poked some of ya. (fun)
Watching Count Down and just popped open a Fosters.
I’m usually pretty good at multi-tasking, but it IS Friday night.

LoudounLib @ 220

Redshift, which good local weather guy? (I’m in NoVA too, and not really sold on any of ‘em ;-) )

Doug Hill on Channel 7 is our favorite. (Ms. Redshift is a major weather geek; we joke that it’s going to be her third career.) Only problem is that he moved over to the ABC station, and we’re still boycotting ABC and Disney because of the “Path to 9/11″ business. The compromise is that we jump over there to catch the weather, and then switch back so we don’t see any of the commercials there.

However, I think all of the local guys have gotten a bit less accurate in recent years. I think it’s global warming; things have changed enough that the insight they have about local weather patterns from years of experience is no longer serving them well.

Redshift: Er, not exactly. It is the Coriolis force, and it’s strong enough to act over large scales like hurricane sizes, but on the scale of water going down the drain, it’s insignificant compared to other forces. As Chris Mooney put it in his science talk at YKos, if the Coriolis force were strong enough to do that with water in the drain, it’d be strong enough that when we tried to walk we’d look like the Tasmanian Devil.

(And it also doesn’t have anything to do with pig’s tails curling.)
———————————————–

I’d based my rather bold statement on a TV documentary from somewhere in Equatorial Africa where they ‘demonstrated’ the effect by pouring water into a drain on either side of the Equator and it rotated in different directions. I was so anxious to be included in the discussion that I jumped in before checking references. Bad Persi! Thanks for the correction.

GordonM @ 246

wangdangdoodle @ 214

Hey! What’s wrong with Brussels sprouts?!?

Well, even when organically grown, they taste like they were grown immediately downstream from an Exxon refinery.

And this from someone who will even eat okra – the world’s only mucous vegetable!

I made chicken soup today and my 13 year old son asked if we had any okra. He’s the best vegetable eater I’ve got.

Potty break, beer run, smoke…

wangdangdoodle @ 223

Loo Hoo, just sent a “test” message.

Roger

Oh, I could fry you some okra that would be so good it would make you cry.

demi @ 253

GordonM @ 246

Well, even when organically grown, they taste like they were grown immediately downstream from an Exxon refinery.

And this from someone who will even eat okra – the world’s only mucous vegetable!

I made chicken soup today and my 13 year old son asked if we had any okra. He’s the best vegetable eater I’ve got.

Mine only likes raw veggies: carrots, cucumber, and caesar salad.

wangdangdoodle @ 254

Potty break, beer run, smoke…

lol

Redshift, I like Doug Hill too — and I agree that none of the local guys are all that accurate anymore. That being said, the only other local I catch on a regular basis is Ryan on Ch 4. I’m geeked out on Capitalweather.com during the big weather events.

What do they call that chickensoup with tomatoes and okra?
(one beer between the two of us – big time bill, big time)

TRex @ 256

Oh, I could fry you some okra that would be so good it would make you cry.

My dear, departed granny could fry up some okra, then serve it with cornbread made in a cast-iron pan that I believe had seen service in the Civil War. I still can’t stomach the okra, just too oozy for me!

persiflage @ 252

I’d based my rather bold statement on a TV documentary from somewhere in Equatorial Africa where they ‘demonstrated’ the effect by pouring water into a drain on either side of the Equator and it rotated in different directions. I was so anxious to be included in the discussion that I jumped in before checking references. Bad Persi! Thanks for the correction.

Don’t feel too bad, the TV people got snookered, you were only a secondary effect.

I strongly suspect that people near the equator in many parts of the world have learned that tourists (and TV crews) like to see this effect, and have learned how to pour water to produce it without being obvious.

mulligatawny @ 247

Did anyone catch glenn beck with Deepak Chopra tonight? (Of course don’t like GB) saw how Chopra basically told him to stop spewing hatred. There seemed a softer side of GB which emerged, it was amazing to watch, but only caught a bit of it.

I saw some of it, too. First saw Deepak. Did a double take when I realized he was sitting with Beck. And yes, for a moment, Beck morphed. Deepak has that effect on people. I’ve heard Deepak speak, in person & greeted him. Just an amazing human being. I liked what he said (tonight) about moving more towards inclusion, as a means to healing and peace in our society.

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

TRex @ 255

Oh, I could fry you some okra that would be so good it would make you cry.

Recipe?

My mom used to make us eat stewed okra…like eating fuzzy slugs. Blech.

TRex @ 264

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

Oh yummy, I love cukes too. Totally summer.

KO’s series on shooter this week has been great. In case you missed it, he has John Nichols (Nichols & Fein) for a bit. Great piece.
On right now.

TRex @ 264

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.
That is So my favorite salad. Fer Sure.
I am, like, from The Valley, ya know.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

TRex @ 263

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

My step-dad is Hungarian and baby girl always requests he make his cucumber salad when visiting them. I’ll ask him for the recipe and send it to you. Tis a glorious thing on the tastebuds – so fresh and tasty.

demi @ 253

I made chicken soup today and my 13 year old son asked if we had any okra. He’s the best vegetable eater I’ve got.

Heh. I’m now caring for my nonagenarian parents, and a 15 yr. old son. It’s been a major accomplishment to get them beyond iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and string beans.

I still can’t stomach the okra, just too oozy for me!

Here’s the trick. You make tiny finely diced cubes of potato and fry them in with the okra (which is coated in corn meal and salt and pepper) and the starch from the potatoes makes the ooze go away. They’re just crunchy and juicy and, oh, yum…

LoudounLib @ 259

Redshift, I like Doug Hill too — and I agree that none of the local guys are all that accurate anymore. That being said, the only other local I catch on a regular basis is Ryan on Ch 4. I’m geeked out on Capitalweather.com during the big weather events.

Cool, I’ll have to check it out.

Redshift, here you go:

Capital Weather

Did I mention that the okra is sliced into discs before you bread it?

TRex @ 272

I still can’t stomach the okra, just too oozy for me!

Here’s the trick. You make tiny finely diced cubes of potato and fry them in with the okra (which is coated in corn meal and salt and pepper) and the starch from the potatoes makes the ooze go away. They’re just crunchy and juicy and, oh, yum…

That sounds like something even I might eat.

TribeScribe @ 262

mulligatawny @ 247

Did anyone catch glenn beck with Deepak Chopra tonight? (Of course don’t like GB) saw how Chopra basically told him to stop spewing hatred. There seemed a softer side of GB which emerged, it was amazing to watch, but only caught a bit of it.

I saw some of it, too. First saw Deepak. Did a double take when I realized he was sitting with Beck. And yes, for a moment, Beck morphed. Deepak has that effect on people. I’ve heard Deepak speak, in person & greeted him. Just an amazing human being. I liked what he said (tonight) about moving more towards inclusion, as a means to healing and peace in our society.

Is this the Deepak we could never get enough of with the Aruba story?

GordonM @ 246

wangdangdoodle @ 214

Hey! What’s wrong with Brussels sprouts?!?

Well, even when organically grown, they taste like they were grown immediately downstream from an Exxon refinery.

And this from someone who will even eat okra – the world’s only mucous vegetable!

***

Gordon: The secret to great Brussels sprouts? Cook only the green leaves, and throw away the white (and noxious) middle core. You waste a bit, but the taste improves 1,000 percent. Mild and nutty, rather than cabbage-like. Try it.

Redshift : Don’t feel too bad, the TV people got snookered, you were only a secondary effect.

I strongly suspect that people near the equator in many parts of the world have learned that tourists (and TV crews) like to see this effect, and have learned how to pour water to produce it without being obvious.
—————————————-
Thanks Redshift, I hate misleading people, well, I really just hate being wrong. Still, I’m strongly tempted to go pour water down my Southern Hemispheric drain and see which way it swirls.

TRex @ 273

I still can’t stomach the okra, just too oozy for me!

Here’s the trick. You make tiny finely diced cubes of potato and fry them in with the okra (which is coated in corn meal and salt and pepper) and the starch from the potatoes makes the ooze go away. They’re just crunchy and juicy and, oh, yum…

Interesting-my culinary skills are seriously deficient but I’ll give it a shot.

All this time I’ve been reading “Deepak Chopra” and thinking “Sanjay Gupta”.

I was really confused. Especially by this:

Deepak has that effect on people. I’ve heard Deepak speak, in person & greeted him. Just an amazing human being.

I was, all, like, “I guess, I mean, I thought he was kind of wrong to float those right wing talking points in his piece on Wolf Blitzer about ‘Sicko’, but…”

Then it hit me.

CD @ 278

Gordon: The secret to great Brussels sprouts? Cook only the green leaves, and throw away the white (and noxious) middle core. You waste a bit, but the taste improves 1,000 percent. Mild and nutty, rather than cabbage-like. Try it.

So they’re the anti-artichoke? I mean, the only reason you struggle through all those leaves is to get to the heart!

Here is a strange and delish way to enjoy garden fresh cucumbers… chop them up and mix with a glass full of crushed ice cubes and buttermilk; garnish with fresh mint and slurrrrp.

Hey, where are we going to get our news in the future? See the special study by Harvard. Bad news for local newspapers. Good news for well-known national newspapers, and Internet news “aggregators”:

The sites of search engines, service providers, aggregators, and bloggers grew faster on average than the sites of traditional news providers, whether print, broadcast, or cable. The sites of Google, Yahoo, AOL, and MSN, along with sites such as newsvine.com, topix.net, digg.com and reddit.com, saw large increases in traffic during the past year.

I get many of my newsleads right here.

Bob in HI

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I’m planting okra tomorrow, keep the recipes comin’!

TRex @ 263

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

I love cucumber too. My mother used a vinegar mixture with a little bit of sugar. Heaven.

G.U.M.B.O. I love, Gumbo.

TRex @ 263

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

Oh man, sliced cucs with salt , pepper, onion, vinegar, sugar and water is the best. Chill totally. It reminds me of the old Mississippi river pot-luck round-ups in Minnesota at the start of the river.

TRex @ 264

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

Mmmm, yes. We make marinated veggies (balsamic vinegar, paprika, sugar, salt, and some other stuff) and my favorite are the cucumbers, because they just soak it up.

I do like pickles, too. Cucumber pickles are good, but pickled garlic, yum! (But it’s hard to find the variety that you can just eat straight up.)

persiflage @ 285

TRex @ 263

Man, I love cucumbers. I know it’s lame. I like a lot of vegetables, but I can looooooove on some slices of cucumber soaked in vinegar and salt and pepper in the summer time.

I also make a salad with chunky cucumbers and tomatoes and basil and crumbled feta.

Cucumbers are just so…wet. They taste like summer.

Oddly, I’m not big on pickles.

I love cucumber too. My mother used a vinegar mixture with a little bit of sugar. Heaven.

And fresh dill?

wangdangdoodle @ 285

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I’m planting okra tomorrow, keep the recipes comin’!

Cute vid!

We cut brussel sprouts in half, put them in a glass dish cut side up, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper, and stick them on the grill. Yummy!

GordonM @ 282

CD @ 278

Gordon: The secret to great Brussels sprouts? Cook only the green leaves, and throw away the white (and noxious) middle core. You waste a bit, but the taste improves 1,000 percent. Mild and nutty, rather than cabbage-like. Try it.

So they’re the anti-artichoke? I mean, the only reason you struggle through all those leaves is to get to the heart!

I loved eating the “food” off the leaves when I was a kid. Peel each one, dip in butter, use teeth to get the food off. Always gave away the heart though. I think I was a weird kid.

Mmm, love brussel sprouts. Okra, depends — hard to get it cooked, and I don’t quite have the touch. Artichokes – YUM.

LS @ 287

G.U.M.B.O. I love, Gumbo.

That’s it!
Also,
John from the Nation talking some serious sh*t about Dick Cheney (on Count Down).
I don’t think I’ve ever heard such honesty about the dick on TV.
Could it be he knows somethings goin’ down?

LoudounLib @ 290

wangdangdoodle @ 285

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I’m planting okra tomorrow, keep the recipes comin’!

Cute vid!

The only one youtube had for “Lee Dorsey Ya Ya”.

Your turn!

SnarKassandra @ 247

My latest post. About Karl Rove and all the talk shows he is going to be on Sunday.

So we’re getting a double header with you and Lucas today? Good work! Here’s what I would ask him: What are you and Alberto Gonzales hiding from us? (of course, I would not expect a straight answer!)

Bob in HI

wangdang — thinking, thinking ;-)

Totally off topic (if there indeed is one), but I just returned from a day at the county fair. The Democratic Party booth was mobbed with visitors buying bumper stickers, registering to vote, and discussling the issues of our time. The Republican Party booth, you ask? Mighty lonely indeed. People largely treated them as though they were dipped in shit and gave them a wide berth. Don’t lose hope because the tide is turning.

demi @ 294

LS @ 287

G.U.M.B.O. I love, Gumbo.

That’s it!
Also,
John from the Nation talking some serious sh*t about Dick Cheney (on Count Down).
I don’t think I’ve ever heard such honesty about the dick on TV.
Could it be he knows somethings goin’ down?

I caught that earlier… awesome!

TRex @ 272

I still can’t stomach the okra, just too oozy for me!

Here’s the trick. You make tiny finely diced cubes of potato and fry them in with the okra (which is coated in corn meal and salt and pepper) and the starch from the potatoes makes the ooze go away. They’re just crunchy and juicy and, oh, yum…

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TRex: Great! I gotta try this. Just to clarify, the itsy potato cubes are NOT coated with cornmeal, right?

persiflage @ 279

Redshift : Don’t feel too bad, the TV people got snookered, you were only a secondary effect.

I strongly suspect that people near the equator in many parts of the world have learned that tourists (and TV crews) like to see this effect, and have learned how to pour water to produce it without being obvious.
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Thanks Redshift, I hate misleading people, well, I really just hate being wrong. Still, I’m strongly tempted to go pour water down my Southern Hemispheric drain and see which way it swirls.

Counter-Clockwise, Persi!!! ;-)

Bob Schacht @ 297

SnarKassandra @ 247

My latest post. About Karl Rove and all the talk shows he is going to be on Sunday.

So we’re getting a double header with you and Lucas today? Good work! Here’s what I would ask him: What are you and Alberto Gonzales hiding from us? (of course, I would not expect a straight answer!)

Bob in HI

I don’t think Rove ever gives a straight answer. He just lies and makes stuff up and misleads. But you have to ask anyway.

GordonM @ 282

CD @ 278

Gordon: The secret to great Brussels sprouts? Cook only the green leaves, and throw away the white (and noxious) middle core. You waste a bit, but the taste improves 1,000 percent. Mild and nutty, rather than cabbage-like. Try it.

So they’re the anti-artichoke? I mean, the only reason you struggle through all those leaves is to get to the heart!

***
“Brussels sprouts…the anti-artichoke!” I love it. Should be their next advertising slogan. *G*

Hey, Lou, howsabout some Aretha?

TRex: Great! I gotta try this. Just to clarify, the potato cube are NOT coated with cornmeal, right?

No, they’re not, but some always seems to get on them in the cooking process and it’s pretty yummy, too.

OT..More Rove from Digby..

Hatching The Plot

by digby

When Karl resigned earlier this week, I mused that if he was about to go down, I thought it might be because of the most prosaic crime of all: violation of the Hatch act.

Here’s more from McClatchy tonight on just what a slick political operation they had:
……………
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These Hatch act investigations may end up being more potent than anybody realizes. Remember, Watergate started out as a third rate burglary.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com…..-karl.html

Wangdangdoodle : And fresh dill?
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In late 50s / early 60s suburban Australia, parsley and mint were about as exotic as we got in the herb department. But I imagine it would be a delicious addition. Roll on summer!

wangdangdoodle @ 305

Hey, Lou, howsabout some Aretha?

my toobz aren’t cooperating at the mo’ — hang on, got something in the pipeline ;-)

It just hit me for real. Karl Rove resigned.

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

LS @ 310

It just hit me for real. Karl Rove resigned.

Or pretended to.

Technicolouryawn @ 298

Totally off topic (if there indeed is one), but I just returned from a day at the county fair. The Democratic Party booth was mobbed with visitors buying bumper stickers, registering to vote, and discussling the issues of our time. The Republican Party booth, you ask? Mighty lonely indeed. People largely treated them as though they were dipped in shit and gave them a wide berth. Don’t lose hope because the tide is turning.

The few republican friends I have have all bailed.

persiflage @ 307

Wangdangdoodle : And fresh dill?
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In late 50s / early 60s suburban Australia, parsley and mint were about as exotic as we got in the herb department. But I imagine it would be a delicious addition. Roll on summer!

Oh! I bought seeds for peppermint today. Wanted mojitos but didn’t want to spend $3.69 on 2 sprigs of mint!

LoudounLib @ 310

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

A woman after my own heart!!!!

TexBetsy @ 312

LS @ 310

It just hit me for real. Karl Rove resigned.

Or pretended to.

Waaaaaah…that harshed my mellow..for 2 seconds…waaaaaah. I know he’s out there…lurking..:P

LoudounLib @ 310

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

swoon… srv (lightbulb going off) dang forking dialup -

If being so low in the polls was some what liberating for bush, what kind of lose cannon will Karl become?

wangdangdoodle @ 315

LoudounLib @ 310

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

A woman after my own heart!!!!

I only saw him play live once, in ‘89, the year before he left us. But what a show!

LS @ 310

It just hit me for real. Karl Rove resigned.

True, but something tells me he’s not going very far. Doesn’t Rummy still have an office in the Pentagon?

The hyping of Jenna Bush’s impending wedding is already underway. I was listening to Letterman while typing, and one of those entertainment shows came on after. Much gushing about the engagement, when, where and how soon will the wedding be. Call me cynical, but I can’t help but think that this will be used as another bright, shiny object to distract the masses.

Suzanne @ 317

LoudounLib @ 310

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

swoon… srv (lightbulb going off) dang forking dialup -

Can we take up a collection so Suz can get broadband? ;-)

Suzanne @ 316

LoudounLib @ 310

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

swoon… srv (lightbulb going off) dang forking dialup -

I gave up manicures for high speed cable internet. It was worth it. ;)

can’t get broadband – they want a one year contract and i’m selling and planning on moving outta state – ditto for dsl

LoudounLib @ 311

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

SRV is the man. I am still amazed at his talent every time I pop in a CD. Saw him once in Memphis years ago at a blues award show-mindboggling!

argosfalcon @ 318

If being so low in the polls was some what liberating for bush, what kind of lose cannon will Karl become?

Honestly, I think there is some major joke in life, if I have to feel worried or threatened by Karl Rove. That would be the H.S. revenge cosmic karma of all time.

Suzanne @ 322

can’t get broadband – they want a one year contract and i’m selling and planning on moving outta state – ditto for dsl

Hope they have it where you’re going. You will be spoilt and you will never go back!

Suz, whenever you land in your new place — cable or dsl for sure, and then you can YouTube to your heart’s content :-)

wangdangdoodle @ 315

LoudounLib @ 310

Time to kick out the jams — here’s Stevie Ray Vaughan:

Love Struck Baby

A woman after my own heart!!!!

Oh yeah! Girlfriends!

wangdangdoodle @ 300

demi @ 294

That’s it!
Also,
John from the Nation talking some serious sh*t about Dick Cheney (on Count Down).
I don’t think I’ve ever heard such honesty about the dick on TV.
Could it be he knows somethings goin’ down?

I caught that earlier… awesome!

me four…(there’s already a me3)
John Nichols pulled no punches –
t’would seem that something’s afoot…

I got out a contract when I first moved here by proving that the did not service the area.

LS @ 86

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

Yeah, and who’s in charge of naming the hurricanes this year after Democrats, anyway? What’s next, Edwards?

wangdangdoodle @ 313

persiflage @ 307

Wangdangdoodle : And fresh dill?
—————————–

In late 50s / early 60s suburban Australia, parsley and mint were about as exotic as we got in the herb department. But I imagine it would be a delicious addition. Roll on summer!

Oh! I bought seeds for peppermint today. Wanted mojitos but didn’t want to spend $3.69 on 2 sprigs of mint!

$3.69? Yikes! That’s fecking ridiculous. Mint’s so easy to grow and it smells soooo good. My favourite spot to sit in my yard is between the mint and the basil. Such glorious aromas.

tribescribe – do ya think dick is gonna have develop some “health problems” from being tossed under a bus? Or is he gonna bail like the other rats and use his health as the reason?

Well, three days of actual work at my actual job. I’m exhausted. Good night firepups. Someone throw me a towel please.

tossing tex a towel – pain free sleep wishes

Good night Betsy, rest well :-)

TeddySanFran @ 331

LS @ 86

Please, please, please miss Nola, Mr. Dean.

Yeah, and who’s in charge of naming the hurricanes this year after Democrats, anyway? What’s next, Edwards?

Funny you say that. It actually occurred to me today that if “Dean” does something damaging, it is a negative “image”….How do we explain “Flossie” though.

madmommy @ 319

LS @ 310

It just hit me for real. Karl Rove resigned.

True, but something tells me he’s not going very far. Doesn’t Rummy still have an office in the Pentagon?

The hyping of Jenna Bush’s impending wedding is already underway. I was listening to Letterman while typing, and one of those entertainment shows came on after. Much gushing about the engagement, when, where and how soon will the wedding be. Call me cynical, but I can’t help but think that this will be used as another bright, shiny object to distract the masses.

Just ask the British, there’s nothing like a Royal wedding to please the masses.

Thanks Suzanne & LL. See y’all tomorrow.

checks the time, decides she’s good for another 30 min. or so

TexBetsy @ 334

Well, three days of actual work at my actual job. I’m exhausted. Good night firepups. Someone throw me a towel please.

A nice, fluffy, clean, nice smelling, towel! And I wish clean sheets to all.

Could it be that bush develops health problems and dick throws him under the bus?

persiflage @ 338

madmommy @ 319

True, but something tells me he’s not going very far. Doesn’t Rummy still have an office in the Pentagon?

The hyping of Jenna Bush’s impending wedding is already underway. I was listening to Letterman while typing, and one of those entertainment shows came on after. Much gushing about the engagement, when, where and how soon will the wedding be. Call me cynical, but I can’t help but think that this will be used as another bright, shiny object to distract the masses.

Just ask the British, there’s nothing like a Royal wedding to please the masses.

I’m betting either Kennebunkport or Austin.

argosfalcon @ 342

Could it be that bush develops health problems and dick throws him under the bus?

Maybe they’ll throw each other under the bus, then we get Pelosi…hmmmmm…I dunno.

persiflage @ 331

wangdangdoodle @ 313

Oh! I bought seeds for peppermint today. Wanted mojitos but didn’t want to spend $3.69 on 2 sprigs of mint!

$3.69? Yikes! That’s fecking ridiculous. Mint’s so easy to grow and it smells soooo good. My favourite spot to sit in my yard is between the mint and the basil. Such glorious aromas.

Oh yeah, my basil is doing good. Tomato slices, fresh mozzaralla slices, julienned basis and sprinkle with balsamic vinegar.

Heaven!!

Hurricane wind speeds are measured radially, around and relative to the eye. They turn counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, so the speed of their forward progress is added to rotaional speed on the northeast and subtracted on the southwest. to come up with actual windspeed relative to the ground.
Rainfall totals tend to be higher in the same sector because the winds coming from the north, ie, on the west and southwest quadrants, have originated over land and not had an equal chance to pick up water from the ocean. Obviously,this rain differential is mostly as the storm approaches land.

TRex is blessin’ ‘em out upstairs

Suzanne @ 333

tribescribe – do ya think dick is gonna have develop some “health problems” from being tossed under a bus? Or is he gonna bail like the other rats and use his health as the reason?

either is a very real possibility –
couple of variables:
9th circuit
rove subpoena
ralston
sept report/reception

okra popcorns at the ready *g*

Marretta @ 209

The cat I had when I got divorced hated my ex. I caught him hitting her one night and that really opened my eyes. I figured anyone who could hit an innocent animal could do just about anything. Kept the cat, dumped the husband. One of the best decisions I ever made. My new husband had to pass the kitty approval test. Both the cats and I adore him.

I, for one, welcome my feline overlords.
– the new hubby

Steve-AR @ 216

OT..Howie Klein has been exposing “Miss” Mitch McConnell for a while at DWT. Looks like Howie may have hit pay “dirt”.

“Fortunately, the troop haters like Baird were defeated in the House. [Mitch McConnell, who has hated the Army ever since he was discharged for sodomy– a fact he denies but will soon be proven– is determined to inflict as much destruction on our fighting men and women as possible and swears he will filibuster the bill to death.]

http://downwithtyranny.blogspo…..-real.html

Do you mean Mitch had someone pull him an “honorable discharge” for his “dishonorable discharges”?

Mine tabby does the same with the water I keep by my bed.

I don’t appreciate it when she decides to dump it on my head because she can’t drink anymore